Film Fanfare - No 27 1956

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Film Fanfare - No. 27.

Lionel Murton introduces topical film show.

Peter Noble interviews film actor / comic Bernard Miles. They talk about his films "Tiger in the Smoke" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much", director Alfred Hitchcock and building a new theatre at Puddle Dock called "The...

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Cataloguer:
Ron
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
82560
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:30:23:00 / 01:47:43:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2831.05
Issue Date:
1956

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  • "Ernest Bourgnine" should read Ernest Borgnine.

    "Margaret Layton" in text and tags should read Margaret Leighton.

    jamied 3rd Oct 2012

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